Introduction to Polymer Rheology

Designed for practicing scientists and engineers interested in
polymer rheology science, education, consulting, or research and
development, Introduction to Polymer Rheology is a
comprehensive yet accessible guide to the study of the deformation
and flow of matter under applied stress. Often considered a
complicated topic for beginners, the book makes grasping the
fundamentals of polymer rheology easy by presenting information in
an approachable way and limiting the use of complex mathematics. By
doing so, this introductory overview provides readers with easy
access to the key concepts underlying the flow behavior of polymer
melts, solutions, and suspensions. Incorporating sample problems
that are worked through and explained on the page, as well as
numerous practice problems to gauge learning comprehension, the
book prepares new students and practitioners for moving on to more
advanced concepts.

Comprising twelve chapters, the book covers stress, velocity and
rate of deformation, the relationship between stress and rate of
deformation (Newtonian fluid), generalized Newtonian fluids, normal
stresses and elastic behavior, experimental methods, small and
large strain, the molecular origins of rheological behavior,
elementary polymer processing concepts, quality control in
rheology, and the flow of modified polymers and those with
supermolecular structure.

The essential reference for accurately interpreting polymer
rheology data, Introduction to Polymer Rheology provides
readers with an elementary understanding of the key issues and
modern approaches to resolving problems in the field.

An Instructor’s Guide with answers to select problems in the
text, 60 new problems with full solutions, hints for effective
presentation of the material in the text, and an errata listing is
available for professors using the book as a course textbook.

Montgomery T. Shaw, PhD, is the DiBenedetto Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He is a coauthor of Introduction to Polymer Viscoelasticity, Third Edition, also published by Wiley.

“The book is written in a relaxed style and targeted at
students which do not yet have a background in transport phenomena,
linear algebra, differential equations and numerical analysis, thus
bridging a gap to mathematically much more demanding text books on
rheology which e.g. use short hand tensor notation.”
(Applied Rheology, 1 October 2013)

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